Cody Hawkins remains mum

At least local media now have an explanation as to why CU senior quarterback Cody Hawkins has declined our interview requests for months.

Hawkins, son of head coach Dan Hawkins, issued a statement on Monday through the school’s sports information office saying that he did not want to talk to local media because of what we have said or written about his father.

(In my case, Cody must be confusing me with a columnist. I’m a reporter. But if reporting Hawk’s won-loss record and that he was on the hot seat last fall is on Cody’s list of no-no’s, then I plead guilty.)

It’s Cody’s prerogative to avoid reporters. But we were disappointed that he chose Monday to speak to a Dallas-based writer for ESPN.com while still declining our requests.

And I’m not sure this is good training for somebody that aspires to be a head football coach.